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Introduction
Introduction to the American Printing House for the Blind
SERVICE SINCE 1858
The American Printing House
for the Blind (APH) has served
our nation's blind and visually
impaired citizens since before
the Civil War. Founded in 1858,
APH is the oldest company in
the U.S. dedicated to creating
products for people who are blind
or visually impaired and is the
largest organization of its kind
in the world.
EXTENSIVE RANGE
OF PRODUCTS
APH's product lines uphold our
mission and include a wide variety
of unique educational and daily
living items. Some examples of
our hundreds of products include:
accessible textbooks and tests; large
print organizers; braille teaching
programs; talking educational
software; tactile graphics tools;
and science teaching kits.
These offerings are detailed in our
comprehensive Products Catalog,
organized into the National
Agenda's core and expanded core
curriculum instructional areas.
APH also provides specialized
catalogs: Daily Living, Family Life,
and Bookstore. In addition, we
offer the APH Demo Disc, which
includes accessible catalogs and
demo versions of our software.
Specialty products, such as audio
books and braille restaurant
menus, are created by APH
for commercial customers. In
addition, APH makes custom-
ordered materials on
demand, such as single
copies of enlarged
print textbooks.
In partnership with
the field, the APH
Department of Research
supports the creation
of a wide range of products by
maintaining ongoing research and
development activities.
UNIQUE SERVICES
OFFERED
Examples of services offered by
APH include:
• The APH News monthly
newsletter featuring the latest
information on APH products
and services
• The Louis accessible materials
database, including the APH
File Repository
• NIP Training Events: APH
partners with Ex Officio Trustees
and others to provide National
Instructional Partnership events
across the country. Contracted
experts create and present
expanded instruction on the
use of specific APH products in
educational settings and across
educational curricula.
• Accessible Magazines: APH
offers a free subscription
service for accessible editions
of Readers Digest® and
Newsweek® . Donations are
accepted to defray costs.
CORPORATE STATUS
AND MANDATE
APH is a private, nonprofit
501(c)(3) corporation.
Responsibility for its
administration rests with:
• Corporate Trustees chosen
from the local business and
professional community
• Ex Officio Trustees from
educational and rehabilitation
entities that serve students who
are visually impaired or blind
across the United States.
APH voluntarily complies with the
provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 that sets the business
standards for corporate governance
and financial disclosure.
Much of APH's mandate is derived
from the federal Act to Promote
the Education of the Blind of
1879. This act designates APH as
the official supplier of educational
materials to all eligible blind
students in the United States
working at less than college level.
For additional information on
APH and its full range of products
and services that support products,
visit www.aph.org.
APH Annual Report 2006 I 1
Mission Statement and Table of Contents
MISSION STATEMENT
The American Printing House for the Blind
promotes independence of blind and visually impaired persons by providing
specialized materials, products, and services needed for education and life.
INTRODUCTION TO THE AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND 1
MISSION STATEMENT AND TABLE OF CONTENTS 2
CORPORATE SECTION 3
Officers, Trustees, and Committees-Fiscal Year 2006 3
Financial and Production Highlights 4
Executive Report 5
ADMINISTRATION OF THE FEDERAL APPROPRIATION SECTION 8
Secretary's Report, 2006 Formal Meeting of Ex Officio Trustees 8
Highlights from the 2006 APH Annual Meeting 1 1
Reports from the Ex Officio Trustee Advisory Committees of APH 13
Report from the Nominations Committee 13
Report from the Educational Services Advisory Committee 15
Report from the Educational Products Advisory Committee 18
Distribution of Eligible Students for Fiscal Year 2006,
Based on the Federal Quota Census of January 3, 2005 (Fiscal Year 2006) 21
Agencies for the Education of the Visually Impaired in the United States
Receiving Federal Quota Funds Due Under An Act
to Promote the Education of the Blind, Fiscal Year 2006 25
DEVELOPMENT SECTION 34
Department of Development and Magazine Services 34
FINANCIAL SECTION 36
Revenue Statement 36
Statements of Financial Position 37
Statements of Activities and Changes in Net Assets 38
Statements of Cash Flows 42
Schedules of Costs of Products Distributed, General and Administrative,
Program Support, and Fund-raising and Developmental Functional Expenses 43
Note: This annual report is available on the web at www.aph.org. Click on the "About APH" link.
2 | APH Annual Report 2006
Officers, Trustees, and Committees
Corporate Section: Officers, Trustees, and Committees, Fiscal Year 2006
W.James Lintner Jr.,
Board Chairman
CORPORATE TRUSTEES
Charles Barr, M.D.
S. Gordon Dabney
George N. Gill
Jane Hardy
Albert C. Horton
Julie S. Lee, M.D.
W. James Lintner Jr.
W Barrett Nichols
J. A. Paradis III
Bart Perkins
Tuck Tinsley III, Ed.D.
Darrell R. Wells
Virginia T Keeney, M.D.,
Trustee Emerita
J. A. Paradis, Trustee Emeritus
JoAnn Paradis, Trustee Emerita
CORPORATE OFFICERS
W. James Lintner Jr., Chairman
S. Gordon Dabney,
Vice Chairman
Darrell R. Wells, Treasurer
Tuck Tinsley III, Ed.D., President
William G. Beavin, Vice President
of Finance and Secretary
Robert B. Brasher, Vice President
of Advisory Services
and Research
Jack N. Decker, Vice President
of Production
Donald J. Keefe, Vice President
of Development
J. Gary Mudd, Vice President
of Public Affairs
EX OFFICIO TRUSTEES
Ex Officio Trustees are responsible
for the administration of the
federal Act to Promote the
Education of the Blind of 1879.
The Ex Officio Trustees are the
executive heads of schools for
the blind, the chief state school
officers of each state department of
education, or the executive officers
of other agencies serving the blind.
If they choose, these executives
may designate the Trusteeship to
an appropriate professional within
their organizations.
EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE
ADVISORY COMMITTEES
OCTOBER, 2005 -
OCTOBER, 2006
The name of each member is
followed by his or her term
expiration date.
EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Carol McCarroll, Chair,
Tennessee, 2005
Robb Farrell, Maryland, 2006
Jean Small, Maine, 2006
Bernadette Kappen, Pennsylvania,
2007
Tom Winton, North Carolina,
2007
Lorri Quigley, Utah, 2008
Dean Stenehjem, Washington,
2008
Kenalea Johnson, New Mexico,
Alternate, 2006
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Karen Blankenship, Chair, Iowa,
2005
Joseph Catavero, New York, 2006
Jean Martin, Minnesota, 2006
Jacqueline Denk, Kansas, 2007
James Downs, Georgia, 2007
Carmen Suminski, North Dakota,
Alternate, 2005
APH Annual Report 2006 I 3
Financial and Production Highlights
REVENUE DOLLAR
TYPES OF PRODUCTS SOLD
70.4%
Federal Quota
14.0%
Other
3.7%
Nongovernment
Contracts
11.9%
NLS and Other
Federal Agencies
56.6%
Educational
and Other Aids
11.4%
Braille
Publications
22.7%
Large Print
Publications
9.3%
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Publications
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4 I APH Annual Report 2006
Executive Report
Tuck Tinsley III,
APH President
"Setting records in the face of
adversity" seems to be the most
appropriate way to describe 2006
for the American Printing House
for the Blind. It was a great year,
despite a couple of major "hurdles."
The hurdles were a strike by part
of our workforce and the loss
of a major contract. Employees
represented by the Teamster's
Union were on strike for the
seven-week period between
November 28, 2005, and
January 17, 2006. Non-
bargaining unit employees
and supervisors assisted with
production, allowing us to
continue meeting customer needs.
On January 13, while the union
was on strike, we learned that we
lost the majority of work planned
for our Recording Studio and
Tape Duplication Department
for 2006. We expected to receive
500 titles from the National
Library Services for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped (NLS),
but received a contract for only
44 titles. Due to having budgeted
revenue of $2.3 million in 2006
for this work, a major layoff in
March 2006 was necessary.
RECORDS SET IN FY 2006
In spite of the strike and the loss of
the NLS contract, several records
were set in 2006, including:
• achieved record net assets of
$96,737,000, an increase of
$7,402,000 from 2005;
• achieved record sales of
$23,563,000, despite a $1.4
million loss of sales in the
Talking Book Program of the
Library of Congress; and
• produced a record 78 new
products (previous high was 65)
during 2006.
PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS
DURING 2006 INCLUDED THE
FOLLOWING:
• increased the number of new
braille textbooks by 74 titles;
• completed 174 new textbook
titles using APH's unique Large
Print Process, a 135% increase
over 2005;
• increased the number of
electronic textbooks in the
APH File Repository by 31%
to 4,918 titles;
• increased records describing
accessible resources in Louis by
over 10,000 to a total of over
201,000 records;
• edited approximately 200 state
assessments for presentation in
braille and large print formats,
a 25% increase over 2005;
• utilized over 100 professionals
as field testers of products in
development in 2006; and
• signed a ground-breaking
contract with another company
to co-develop a revolutionary
new personal data assistant.
APH Annual Report 2006 I 5
Executive Report
{continued}
Introduced during FY06,
Toodle Tiles: Emmy's Town™
is an educational computer game
for students 5 and up. Based on
the matching game of Mahjong,
it provides practice in visual
scanning, visual memory,
and listening skills.
PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS
DURING 2006 INCLUDED
THE FOLLOWING:
• continued to identify and
provide additional training to
braille transcribers nationwide
- APH utilizes over 300 NLS
certified transcribers, including
those in five prison programs;
• eliminated the requirement of
providing print textbooks with
braille and large print orders to
the great delight of customers;
• conducted seven webcasts,
including a tactile graphics
event in which 480 people
participated;
• made approximately 90
presentations on APH activities
and other professional topics at
60 venues;
• hosted six National Instructional
Partnership events, working
through Ex Officio Trustees in
Alabama, New Mexico, New
York, Kentucky, and Virginia;
provided on-site, hands-
on product training at the
University of Alabama at
Birmingham, New Mexico
State University, University of
Arizona, Florida State University,
and Western Michigan
University; and
provided four major test
assessment workshops for more
than 100 professionals.
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING:
• built the foundation for the
National Instructional Materials
Access Center (NIMAC) in
preparation for its opening on
December 4, 2006, as mandated
in legislation;
• reached 365 days (full year) of
work without a loss time injury;
• completed the 2006 Physical
Inventory with 99.9% accuracy;
and
• began digitizing photographs
and documenting the archival
collection of the Callahan
Museum to prepare an on-
line collections catalog on the
museum page of the APH
website.
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Executive Report
{continued}
DATA FROM THE FY 2006
FEDERAL QUOTA CENSUS
Data for FY2006 regarding the
Act to Promote the Education of
the Blind indicate the number of
legally blind students registered was
57,983, an increase of 1.4% (784)
over the number registered for FY
2005. The 2006 appropriation
provided $237.91 per student
for educational materials, a 3.4%
increase over the $230.14 per
capita allocation in 2005. Of the
57,983 students, 10% (5,615)
were registered as braille readers,
27% (15,482) as visual readers,
6% (3,592) as auditory readers,
34% (19,551) as non-readers, and
24% (13,743) as pre-readers. Of
this group, 83% (48,402) were
registered by state departments
of education, 9% (5,003) were
registered by residential schools
for the blind, 5% (2,819) were
registered by rehabilitation
programs, and 3% (1,759) were
registered by multiple disabilities
programs.
MOVING AHEAD IN 2007
As we move into 2007, focus
will be placed on the skills and
wellbeing of APH's employees;
improvement of braille production;
and the development of assistive
technology. We salute members of
APH's corporate Board of Trustees
who take their responsibilities
very seriously and provide strong,
wise guidance. We thank
J. A. Paradis III, who retired from
the Board after eleven years of
service, and welcome Herbert W
Perkins III and Jane Hardy, who
joined the Board in 2006. On
behalf of the Board of Trustees and
administration of APH, we close by
expressing sincere appreciation to
all the professionals who participate
with us at APH in administering
the Act to Promote the Education
of the Blind, the first special
education legislation enacted by
our Federal Government.
Respectfully submitted,
ANNUAL REPORT
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Editorial Committee:
Scott Blome, Bob Brasher,
Becki Moody, Tuck Tinsley
Editor: Scott Blome
Project Assistant: Becki Moody
Design, Layout, Production Art:
Bisig Impact Group
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT
COMPLIANCE
In May 2004, we voluntarily set in
place the structure to comply with
the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 which sets the business
standards for corporate governance
and financial disclosure for for-profit
companies. We engaged Cotton &
Allen Certified Public Accountants
and Consultants to audit APH's
2006 financial statements and
prepare the 2006 annual income tax
return, Form 990, for a fee not to
exceed $26,500.
W. James Lintner Jr.,
Chairman
Tuck Tinsley III,
President
APH Annual Report 2006 I 7
Secretary's Report
SECRETARY'S REPORT, 2006 FORMAL MEETING OF EX OFFICIO TRUSTEES
The 138th Formal Meeting of the Ex Officio Trustees of the American Printing House for the Blind
convened at 12:00 p.m., October 14, 2006, at the Marriott Downtown in Louisville, Kentucky. The
following conferees were present:
EX OFFICIO TRUSTEES
ATTENDING
Yvonne Ali (MO)
Dorothy Arensman (GA)
Michael Bina (MA)
Stephanie Bissonette (VT)
Karen Blankenship (LA)
Dan Boyd (SD)
Rod Brawley (CA)
Kathy Brown (MI)
Larry Brown (OR)
Joseph Catavero (NY)
Retha Coburn (NM)
Mike Cole (CA)
Derrick Cox (KY)
Suzanne Dalton (FL)
William Daugherty (KS)
Jacqueline Denk (KS)
David DeNotaris (NJ)
James Downs (GA)
Karen Duffy (NE)
Jim Durst (IN)
Leslie Durst (IN)
Angyln Franquemont (AR)
Steve Gettel (MT)
Sally Giittinger (NE)
Stacy Grandt (WI)
Jeanette Haines (CT)
Dotta Hassman (LA)
Phil Hatlen (TX)
Ann Hicks (CO)
Robert Hill (AZ)
Jeremiah Holiday (WI)
Dianna Jennings (NM)
Cathy Johnson (KY)
Bernadette Kappen (PA)
Evelyn Kelso (NH)
Teresa Lacy (AL)
Jean Martin (MN)
Carol McCarroll (TN)
Marty McKenzie (SC)
Elizabeth McKown (SC)
Cheryl Misialek (ND)
Nancy Niebrugge (CA)
James Oldham (TN)
Don Ouimet (OR)
Barbara Perkis (IL)
Rosie Pridgen (MS)
Lorri Quigley (UT)
Steven Rothstein (MA)
Donna See (WV)
Dean Stenehjem (WA)
James Sucharski (MO)
Carmen Suminski (ND)
Chris Tompkins (AZ)
Katrena Trout-Savino (RI)
Louis Tutt (CO)
TomWinton(NC)
Stuart Wittenstein (CA)
Lisa Wright (MD)
APH STAFF ATTENDING
Ralph Bartley
Janie Blome
Scott Blome
Bob Brasher
Jack Decker
Mary Nelle McLennan
Becki Moody
Gary Mudd
Julia Myers
Kathy Smiddy
Jane Thompson
Tuck Tinsley
Debbie Willis
OTHER ATTENDEES
Annette Reichman,
U.S. Department of Education,
Washington, DC
Brook Fulton and Kelli Sanchez,
American Sign Language
Interpreters assigned to
Annette Reichman
The meeting was opened with
a welcome from Dr. Tuck
Tinsley III, President and
member of APH's Board of
Trustees. Dr. Tinsley introduced
Annette Reichman, Project
Officer of the U.S. Department
of Education, who oversees
APH's administration of the Act
to Promote the Education of
the Blind. Ex Officio Trustees
and APH staff in attendance
introduced themselves and the
organizations and departments
they represented.
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Secretary's Report
{continued}
MINUTES OF THE
BUSINESS MEETING
Dr. Tinsley thanked Ex Officio
Trustees for their attendance and
stressed the importance of their
participation in Annual Meeting.
He provided a brief state-of-the-
company report and informed the
Ex Officio Trustees that he would
address questions at the conclusion
of his report, including topics
summarized below.
• Strike - The seven-week
strike by the Teamster's
Union employees started on
November 29, the Tuesday after
Thanksgiving, and ended on
January 17, the Tuesday after
Martin Luther King Day. This
is the period of time when we
traditionally are finishing back
orders from the beginning of
school and are starting to build
inventory for the next school
year. APH's non-bargaining unit
employees pitched in and made
it "a time to remember."
• Reduction in Force - On
January 13, while the union
was still on strike, we learned
that we lost the majority of
work planned for our Recording
Studio and Tape Duplication
Department for 2006. We
expected to receive 500 titles
(the maximum allowed), but
received a contract for only
44 titles. The major action
taken by APH to reduce
expenses was a reduction in
force. Twenty bargaining unit
positions were eliminated and
35 other employees, including
3 supervisors, were laid-off.
Of the 55 people affected,
5 were successful in filling
vacant positions, therefore 50
employees were actually laid-off.
• Finances - FY 2006 sales were
at an all-time high of over
$23.5 million. New products
constituted $2.3 million of
these sales (defined as products
introduced in FY 2004 and FY
2005). Sales of large print color
textbooks were up nearly $1.5
million or 87% from FY 2005
The $2 million investment in
the Xerox® iGen3™ digital color
press has proven to be a sound
decision.
The APH Endowment reached
an all-time high in FY 2006,
with the APH Board approving
26 special projects for funding
in FY 2007 using Endowment
fund interest.
• Status of FY2007
Appropriation Request -
Fiscal year 2007 began on
October 1 without an approved
Federal budget. Both the
Senate and the House of
Representatives have adjourned
until after the November
elections, and the Federal
government is now operating on
a Continuing Resolution - at
least until November 13. This
means that APH will continue
to operate at the FY 2006
funding level of $17.5 million
until the new budget is passed.
• Wellness Kickoff- An all-
company meeting on August
12 was used as the kickoff of
the APH Wellness Program.
The program will consist of
several components, including
Safety, Fitness, Nutrition/Weight
Control, Drug Policy, Smoking
Cessation Program, and
Employee Health Profiles.
Of the greatest interest were
the drug policy and the
smoking cessation program.
Since October 1,APH
makes conditional offers of
employment for new hires.
These offers are conditional on
the applicant successfully passing
a drug/alcohol screening test.
The screening of new hires is
part of the APH Drug Policy
that was implemented on
October 1.
As of Monday, October 2,
smoking was banned in our
building. The former smoking
room will be painted and
cleaned up for other use. As of
Tuesday, January 2, 2007, there
will be no smoking allowed in
the building, on the grounds,
or in vehicles on APH property.
Plans now are to implement the
Coopers Clayton Program for
those who wish to quit smoking.
The program is divided into 3
stages over a 13-week period.
APH Annual Report 2006 I 9
Secretary's Report
{continued}
APPROVAL OF COMMITTEE NOMINEES
Kathy Brown, Chair of
Nominations Committee and
Ex Officio Trustee representing
the Michigan State Department
of Education presented the
committee's slate of nominees for
advisory committee members and
chairpersons as follows:
• Jean Small, Ex Officio Trustee
representing the Maine Division
for Blind and Visually Impaired,
was nominated as the Chair
of the Educational Products
Advisory Committee (EPAC)
for 2006.
• Nancy Niebrugge, Ex Officio
Trustee representing the Braille
Institute of America, and Steven
Rothstein, Ex Officio Trustee
representing the Perkins School
for the Blind, were nominated to
serve three-year terms for EPAC.
• Joe Catavero, Ex Officio Trustee
representing the New York
Institute for Special Education,
was nominated as the alternative
committee member for EPAC.
• Jean Martin, Ex Officio Trustee
representing the Minnesota
Department of Education, was
nominated as the Chair of the
Educational Services Advisory
Committee (ESAC) for 2006.
• Barbara Perkis, Ex Officio
Trustee representing the Illinois
State Board of Education, and
Mike Bina, Ex Officio Trustee
representing the Perkins School
for the Blind, were nominated to
serve two-year terms for ESAC.
A motion to accept the nominees
for EPAC and ESAC Committee
Members was made, seconded,
and unanimously passed.
APPROVAL OF ADVISORY
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Carol McCarroll, 2006 Chair of
the Education Products Advisory
Committee (EPAC), and Ex
Officio Trustee representing the
Tennessee State Department of
Education, and Karen Blakenship,
Chair of the Education Services
Advisory Committee (ESAC) and
Ex Officio Trustee representing
the Iowa Department of
Education recognized their
respective committee members
and requested approval of the
reports previously distributed to
the Ex Officio Trustees. A motion
to accept the reports as offered
was made, seconded, and passed
unanimously.
Bob Brasher and Janie Blome
acknowledged Carmen Suminski,
Ex Officio Trustee representing
the North Dakota Department
of Public Instruction, and the
Advisory Committee Member
Chairs, Karen Blankenship and
Carol McCarroll, with gifts from
APH. They also recognized retiring
Ex Officio Trustees Robb Farrell
and Kenelea Johnson.
At Dr. Tinsley's request,
Bob Brasher and Janie Blome
provided the closing remarks.
The meeting was adjourned at
1:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Kathy Smiddy,
Executive Secretary, APH
Note: Full reports of the Ex Officio Trustee Advisory Committees are provided in this annual report.
Please see page 13.
1 0 I APH Annual Report 2006
Highlights from the 2006 APH Annual Meeting
"Adjusting the Sails'
It was a special honor to have the opening address
presented by Michael Hingson, National Public
Affairs and Donor Relations Officer for Guide Dogs
for the Blind. Hingson and his guide dog Rosell
are an example of the deep bond and partnership
between human and animal. Hingson told the
moving and inspirational story of their escape
from the World Trade Center on September 1 1 ,
2001 . Left to right: Michael Hingson,
Ellen Patz, Dr. Arnall Patz.
Fred Otto, Project Leader,
APH, is pictured with
educator and author
Lois Harrell, recipient
of APH's Zickel Award.
Harrell was honored
for developing the tactile
graphics curriculum
Teaching Touch.
The Wings of Freedom, APH's highest award,
was established to honor individuals who have
demonstrated exemplary leadership in the
field of blindness. Dr. Arnall Patz, referred to as
"one of the greatest ophthalmologists of the
20th century," received the Wings Award for his
lifetime of pioneering research. Left to right:
Burt Boyer, APH; Dr. Patz; and Tuck Tinsley, APH.
APH's Creative Use
of Braille Award was
conferred on the Braille
Institute of America
in recognition of the
Braille Challenge, which
promotes and rewards
braille literacy through
a nationwide student
competition. Pictured are
Les Stocker and Nancy
Niebrugge, both from the
Braille Institute.
We were pleased to again welcome
Annette Reichman, Project Officer of the
US Department of Education, to Annual
Meeting. Reichman participated in the
meeting and took a keen interest in APH
products and services.
APH Annual Report 2006 I 1 1
Highlights 2006
{continued}
Alan Freeman (center) is posed proudly alongside
his sculpture Cat Critter Mask. Accompanying
him are his parents, Kenneth and Irene Freeman.
Two new honorees were inducted into the Hall of
Fame for Leaders and Legends of the Blindness
Field: Anne Sullivan Macy, teacher to Helen
Keller and education pioneer; and Dr. Arnall Patz,
pioneering ophthalmologist. Rick Welsh and Mary
Nelle McLennan introduced the inductees. Left
to right: Rick Welsh, President, Pittsburgh Vision
Services (retired); Dr. Patz; Mary Nelle McLennan,
Executive Advisor to the President, APH; Steve
Rothstein, President, Perkins School for the Blind.
Tom Sullivan,
motivational speaker,
athlete, singer, actor,
writer, and producer,
awed attendees
with a spellbinding
session describing
the influence that
blindness professionals
had on his life. Sullivan
inspired all present
to continue to improve
services for blind and
visually impaired
individuals.
During the Product Showcase, Penny Rosenblum,
University of Arizona, and Terrie Terlau, APH,
demonstrated the new DVD Reclaiming
Independence: Staying in the Driver's Seat When
You No Longer Drive. Donna Keale, Outreach
Coordinator, Colorado School for the Deaf and the
Blind, listened intently.
Cay Holbrook, Associate Professor and Program
Coordinator in Visual Impairment at the University
of British Columbia, served as APH's first Executive
in Residence. In that role she has provided support
and counsel for our research department and
assisted with major policy issues.
1 2 I APH Annual Report 2006
Reports from the Advisory Committees
Reports from the Advisory Committees to the Ex Officio Trustees of the
American Printing House for the Blind, Fiscal Year 2006
The Ex Officio Trustee Nominations Committee
2006 (left to right): Mike Cole, California; Kathy
Brown, Michigan, Chair; Dan Boyd, South Dakota.
FORMAL REPORT: 2006 NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE
FOR EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE ADVISORY COMMITTEES
The members of the 2006
Nominations Committee are:
• Kathy Brown, Michigan, Chair
• Dan Boyd, South Dakota
• Mike Cole, California
Members of the Committee
are honored to have been asked
to perform the important
assignment of nominating
Ex Officio Trustees to serve on
APH's two Advisory Committees.
The Educational Products
Advisory Committee and the
Educational Services Advisory
Committee support APH in
the organization's continuous
improvement process, focusing
on providing quality products
and services that effectively
meet the needs of our field.
Ex Officio Trustees benefit and
contribute through service on
the Advisory Committees; the
experience is an opportunity to
learn about APH and to impact
our important work.
Advisory Committee members
are nominated with the following
in mind:
• Geographic representation;
• Representation from a variety
of agencies eligible for Federal
Quota Funds;
• Experience as an
Ex Officio Trustee;
• No Advisory Committee
experience in the last three years;
• Gender diversity;
• A willingness to accept
the responsibilities of
the membership;
• The members of the
Nominations Committee may
not self-nominate.
The 2006 Nominations
Committee recommended
the following slate that was
unanimously approved at the
Formal Meeting of the Ex Officio
Trustees convened on October 14,
2006, in Louisville, Kentucky:
EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Chair for a one-year term:
Jean Small, Ex Officio Trustee
representing the Maine Division
for the Blind and Visually
Impaired
For three-year terms
as committee members:
Nancy Niebrugge, Ex Officio
Trustee representing the Braille
Institute of America (CA); Steven
Rothstein, Ex Officio Trustee
representing the Perkins School for
the Blind (MA)
Alternate for a one-year term:
Joe Catavero, Ex Officio Trustee
representing the New York
Institute for Special Education
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The full 2006-2007 Educational
Products Advisory Committee
will be: (The year preceding the
name indicates the final year of
regular committee tenure.)
Chair — Jean Small, Maine
2007 - Bernadette Kappen,
Pennsylvania
2007 - Tom Winton,
North Carolina
2008 - Lorri Quigley, Utah
2008 - Dean Stenehjem,
Washington
2009 - Nancy Niebrugge,
California
2009 - Steven Rothstein,
Massachusetts
Alternate — Joe Catavero,
New York
THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Chair for a one-year term:
Jean Martin, Ex Officio Trustee
representing the Minnesota
Department of Education
For two-year terms as committee
members: Michael Bina, Ex
Officio Trustee representing the
Perkins School for the Blind
(MA); Barbara Perkis, Ex Officio
Trustee representing the Illinois
State Board of Education
Alternate for a one-year term:
Joe Catavero, Ex Officio Trustee
representing the New York
Institute of Special Education
The full 2006-2007 Educational
Services Advisory Committee will
be: (The year preceding the name
indicates the final year of regular
committee tenure.)
Chair — Jean Martin, Minnesota
2007 — Jacqueline Denk, Kansas
2007 — James Downs, Georgia
2008 - Michael Bina,
Massachusetts
2008 - Barbara Perkis,
Illinois
Alternate — Joe Catavero,
New York
The Nominations Committee
thanks the new and returning
Advisory Committee members
and chairs for their willingness
to serve. We encourage all
interested Ex Officio Trustees
to declare your interest to be
a future Advisory Committee
member; it is the single most
important way to contribute as
an Ex Officio Trustee.
Respectfully submitted,
Kathy Brown, Chair
Mike Cole and Dan Boyd,
Members of the
Nominations Committee
Louisville, Kentucky
October 14, 2006
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Reports from the Advisory Committees of APH:
Educational Services Advisory Committee, Fiscal Year 2006
The Ex Officio Trustee Educational
Services Advisory Committee as of May,
2006 (left to right): Jacqueline Denk,
Kansas; Joe Catavero, New York; Karen
Blankenship, Chair, Iowa; Jean Martin,
Minnesota; James Downs, Georgia;
not pictured: Carmen Suminski,
Alternate, North Dakota.
REPORT OF THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES ADVISORY
COMMITTEE TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE AMERICAN PRINTING
HOUSE FOR THE BLIND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of the Educational
Services Advisory Committee
(ESAC) is to:
• Provide oversight and leadership
in the planning, evaluation, and
delivery of services,
• Identify new services needed,
• Assist the promotion of APH
products through services and,
• Advise APH on
general operations and
communications as they
relate to the accountability
of services provided.
The Committee met
May 15 - May 18, 2006 to address
the 2005 ESAC report and to
develop commendations and
recommendations based on APH's
response to this report. To assist
with this endeavor, interactive
presentations were made by
APH's administrative staff and
ESAC committee members. These
interactive presentations provided
progress updates on the 2005
recommendations, operations, and
information on new initiatives.
ESAC COMMENDATIONS 2006
The Committee commends
APH for:
1. Its commitment to promoting
and improving services and
products as related to the Act to
Promote the Education of the
Blind (1879).
2. Mandatory training of the
Ex Officio Trustees (EOTs) that
was conducted at the
2005 Annual Meeting.
3. Developing collaborative
relationships, as follows:
a. Leadership in the National
Agenda for the Education of
Children and Youths
with Visual Impairments,
Including Those with
Multiple Disabilities
(Steering Committee and
Goals 2, 6, 8 representation)
b. Partnerships with state
entities and publishers
by the Accessible Tests
Department and Accessible
Textbook Department
(ATIC):
• National Center for
Educational Outcomes —
Universal Design
Guidelines
• National Center for
Accessible Media -
3 year grant to design a
description of Science
Technology, Engineering
and Math (STEM)
content for digital
talking books
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VERBAL
VIEW
Net and Web
The Verbal View of the Net and Web tutorial helps blind
and visually impaired computer users learn to access
information on the internet. This title is a part of the Verbal
View series - tutorials emphasizing keyboard commands
and other topics benefiting blind users.
COMMENDATIONS, CONT.
• Comprehensive Adult
Student Assessment System
(CASAS) to develop their first
assessment in braille
• National Center for Leadership
in Visual Impairment (NCLVI)
• American Psychological
Association (APA)
• The partnership developed
with the Braille Authority
of North America (BANA)
to develop guidelines for
tactile graphics
4. Creation of an approved braille
producer's network that is
accessible to EOTs - Accessible
Media Producers (AMP).
5. New Direction for the
Museum:
a. Hiring of the museum
director
b. Solicitation of needs from
the field
c. Identification of a broader
audience
d. Exploration of educational
opportunities
6. Provision of National
Instructional Partnerships
(NIPs) that support APH
products:
a. Use of webcasts (i.e., tactile
graphics, Book Ports™)
b. Partnership with experts for
product training
7. Efficient production/
distribution of large print.
8. APH's efforts to identify
and create a process for
the National Instructional
Materials Access Center
(NIMAC) that will improve
access to general education for
children and youth who are
blind and visually impaired.
a. Participation in national
stakeholder committee
b. Development of NIMAC
website
c. Partnership with the
Center for Applied Special
Technology (CAST) and
the Assistive Technology
Industry Association (ATIA)
to develop guidelines and
procedures
9. Implementation of the online
Federal Quota registration
system.
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ESAC RECOMMENDATIONS 2006
The Committee recommends
that APH:
1 . Identify and implement a
comprehensive information/
library management system
that integrates the technology
(hardware/software) needs
of multiple departments,
including APH database, Louis,
ATIC, NIMAC, Website,
E-Commerce System and
allows search engine access.
In addition, allocate resources
(personnel and monies) to
support the chosen system.
Implementing such a system
would allow for:
• Ability to search and
identify appropriate
textbooks in order to
provide to students at the
same time as sighted
peers
• Increased outside sales
for APH products by
improving web exposure
• Improved web ordering
system to facilitate the
tracking and production
of materials (ordering to
delivery)
b. Provide the necessary
personnel, business
practices, and funding to
fully implement the system
c. Develop a system to
quantify any benefits by
measuring changes in
productivity in outside sales
and time to process/ship
2. Continue to provide
mandatory EOT training at
annual meetings and encourage
increased attendance (>50%).
3. Increase the capacity of APH
braille production (at least 50%
by October 2008):
a. Establish and implement
performance measures for
transcribing, production and
delivery
b. Allocate sufficient resources
(personnel and monies)
to support this project (in
house and contracted)
c. Include representation from
all departments involved
in braille production at all
levels of planning
4. New Direction for the Museum:
a. Explore a virtual tour of the
museum
b. Increase the exposure of the
museum
c. Increase the outreach
opportunities
d. Explore the online access to
archival information
5. Continue to encourage states to
participate in Babies Count.
6. Explore additional distant
education technology such
as video conferencing to
encourage participation in
training related to products.
Respectfully Submitted,
Karen Blankenship, Chair
Educational Services
Advisory Committee
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Reports from the Advisory Committees of APH:
Educational Products Advisory Committee, Fiscal Year 2006
The Ex Officio Trustee Educational Products Advisory Committee as
of May, 2006 (left to right): Jean Small, Maine; Lorri Quigley, Utah;
Tom Winton, North Carolina; Carol McCarroll, Chair, Tennessee; Dean
Stenehjem, Washington; Bemadette Kappen, Pennsylvania; Robb Farrell,
Maryland; not pictured: Kenalea Johnson, New Mexico, Alternate.
REPORT OF THE EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS ADVISORY
COMMITTEE TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE AMERICAN PRINTING
HOUSE FOR THE BLIND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006
INTRODUCTION
In May of 2006, the Educational
Products Advisory Committee
(EPAC) met for the fifth year as
a formal advisory body to the
American Printing House for the
Blind (APH). The committee
members reviewed products
under development, met with
APH staff, and approved new
products for sale with quota
funds. It was a pleasure for the
Committee to spend time with
the innovative and enthusiastic
APH staff. After thoughtful
review the committee offers the
following commendations and
recommendations to APH for
consideration.
EPAC COMMENDATIONS 2006
The Committee commends
APH for the following:
1 . Project leaders' preparation
for Committee interviews,
provision of background
materials, and communication
with Committee members.
2. Establishment of the
Accessible Tests Department
as the national leader in test
accessibility for students with
visual impairments.
3. Success with the APH large
print process, which produces
large print textbooks that are
appropriately formatted and
well-received by students.
4. Improvements in the APH
textbook ordering process,
which include providing print
copies for braille and large
print reproduction.
5. Participation of Accessible
Tests Department in high level
collaboration with state and
national entities, including test
publishers.
6. Addition of Core Curriculum
Project Leader.
7. Expansion of the CVI website
and the emphasis on the CVI
project area directed toward
research and development of
products.
8. Generation of high quality
and ingenious products by the
Tactile Graphics Project.
9. Development of assistive
technology products which
are creative and on the cutting
edge of access to instructional
materials.
10. Implementation of webcasts
for APH products and services
training as well as areas of
importance to the field of
education of students with
visual challenges.
11. Investment in facility
improvements which provide a
more efficient and productive
work environment as part of
the Continuous Improvement
Project.
12. Investment in equipment and
technology to produce quality
products in an efficient manner
as part of the Continuous
Improvement Project.
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13. Support of a creative,
dedicated, flexible, innovative
and talented staff.
14. Responsiveness to current and
emerging trends in education
and technology.
EPAC RECOMMENDATIONS
2006
The Committee recommends
that APH:
1. Review the product research
and development process
pathway to determine if the
procedures and timelines
from idea to product could be
expedited and to determine if
a fast track could be instituted
for some products.
2. Assign braille transcription
priorities to: the national
editions of middle school
and high school geography,
mathematics, and science
textbooks with copyright dates
no more than five years old.
3. Foster creative, collaborative
partnerships in the digital/
technology field to support
product development and
production in a time-sensitive
manner in order to remain
on the cutting edge of
technological advancement.
4. Develop a braillewriter which
would be compact and user
friendly, especially for young
children and individuals with
physical challenges.
5. Devise a formalized exchange of
information on tactile graphics
concepts and standardization
among the APH staff and
collaboration with experts in
the field of tactile graphics and
consider a website for tactile
graphics.
6. Adhere to a master schedule
for the Building on Patterns
Series and allocate the requisite
resources toward the release of
the Kindergarten level materials
in Fall 2006, followed by the
sequential release of grade levels
one, two and three in the fall
of years 2007, 2008 and 2009,
respectively.
7. Refocus efforts on products
for children with multiple
challenges to meet the needs
of this growing population as
identified by Babies Count and
Project Prism.
8. Develop products for children/
families, birth to age three,
and explore modifications to
current APH products for
this group using the expertise
of researchers both at APH
and in the early childhood
development field.
9. Develop a CVI focus group of
stakeholders with expertise from
varied backgrounds.
10. Develop a model for identifying
and prioritizing projects in the
Core Curriculum Project area.
11. Direct staff to work across project
areas to develop assessments in
the areas of Adult Life, CVI,
Early Childhood and Expanded
Core Curriculum which relate to
stated developmental milestones
and/or grade level.
12. Explore non-traditional ways
to convene focus groups using
current technology to assist
APH with research and product
development.
Respectfully Submitted,
Carol McCarroll, Chair, Educational
Products Advisory Committee
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FUN WITH BRAILLE
Fun with Braille is a book of entertaining
activities designed to provide additional
practice for adults and children who are
already familiar with the braille contractions.
The activities can be done in any order and
can be chosen to practice a specific problem
contraction or just for fun.
ADDENDUM TO THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
REPORTS, PROVIDED BY APH:
APH PRODUCTS APPROVED FOR PURCHASE WITH FEDERAL QUOTA FUNDS, FY2006
Adapting Science for Students with Visual Impairments
Braille Transcribers' Kit: Countries & Continents
Crafty Graphics Kit II
Expandable Calendars Boxes
Feel 'n Peel Stickers II Assorted
Fun with Braille
Going Places: Transition Guidelines
Graphic Art Tape
Braille+™ Mobile Manager
Large Format Atlas
Large Print and Tactile Protractor
Lots of Dots: Counting 123
Magnitachers
MathBuilders Unit 1 Print & Braille Kits
Reclaiming Your Independence Video
Scattered Crowns
Sound Ball
StackUps
State Maps Collection
Toodle Tiler
Turbo Phonics
Verbal View™ of Net and Web
Verbal View of Online Mail
Verbal View of Web Documents
Verbal View of Web Searches
Walk/Run for Fitness Kit
Woodcock-Johnson IIP, Large Print and Braille
World at Your Fingers
ZeitGeist
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Distribution of Eligible Students
Based on the Federal Quota Census of January 03, 2005 (FY2006)
This chart lists the numbers of students registered by four major types of programs — Schools for the Blind,
State Departments of Education, Programs for Students with Multiple Disabilities, and Rehabilitation Programs.
The students are listed by grade and reading media.
Grades:
INFANT PROGRAMS:
State Departments of Education
Schools for the Blind
Rehabilitation Programs
Multiple Disabilities Programs
Totals:
PRESCHOOL:
State Departments of Education
Schools for the Blind
Rehabilitation Programs
Multiple Disabilities Programs
Totals:
KINDERGARTEN:
State Departments of Education
Schools for the Blind
Rehabilitation Programs
Multiple Disabilities Programs
Totals:
GRADE 1:
State Departments of Education
Schools for the Blind
Rehabilitation Programs
Multiple Disabilities Programs
Totals:
GRADE 2:
State Departments of Education
Schools for the Blind
Rehabilitation Programs
Multiple Disabilities Programs
Totals:
GRADE 3:
State Departments of Education
Schools for the Blind
Rehabilitation Programs
Multiple Disabilities Programs
Totals:
Visual
Readers
Braille
Readers
Auditory
Readers
Pre-
readers
Non-
readers
Totals
11
24
0
0
25
14
10
0
3358
926
197
17
384
119
1
11
3807
1091
208
28
46
168
10
1
0
49
26
11
19
0
0
4498
4309
284
14
13
515
499
87
0
5134
5136
418
17
21
179
497
26
1
0
108
207
19
1
0
91
42
10
2
0
4620
978
38
2
1
594
376
27
0
2
5592
2100
120
6
3
524
685
28
5
0
227
221
23
0
0
54
62
2
0
2
1019
489
19
0
0
405
303
5
0
2
2229
1760
77
5
4
718
776
24
2
0
244
283
21
0
0
66
64
4
1
0
508
349
12
0
0
310
276
7
0
0
1846
1748
68
3
0
802
892
39
1
1
304
282
29
1
1
69
75
4
0
1
361
237
5
0
0
283
244
6
0
0
1819
1730
83
2
3
933
313
80
242
250
1818
APH Annual Report 2006 I 21
Distribution of Eligible Students
{continued}
Based on the Federal Quota Census of January 03, 2005 (FY2006)
Grades:
GRADE 4:
State Departments of Education
Schools for the Blind
Rehabilitation Programs
Multiple Disabilities Programs
Totals:
GRADE 5:
State Departments of Education
Schools for the Blind
Rehabilitation Programs
Multiple Disabilities Programs
Totals:
GRADE 6:
State Departments of Education
Schools for the Blind
Rehabilitation Programs
Multiple Disabilities Programs
Totals:
GRADE 7:
State Departments of Education
Schools for the Blind
Rehabilitation Programs
Multiple Disabilities Programs
Totals:
GRADE 8:
State Departments of Education
Schools for the Blind
Rehabilitation Programs
Multiple Disabilities Programs
Totals:
GRADE 9:
State Departments of Education
Schools for the Blind
Rehabilitation Programs
Multiple Disabilities Programs
Totals:
GRADE 10:
State Departments of Education
Schools for the Blind
Rehabilitation Programs
Multiple Disabilities Programs
Totals:
Visual
Readers
Braille
Readers
Auditory
Readers
Pre-
readers
Non-
Totals
935
38
4
0
249
48
0
0
72
8
0
0
153
4
0
0
229
4
0
0
1638
102
4
0
977
954
53
0
0
297
278
49
0
0
80
64
1
0
0
157
122
7
0
0
233
216
10
0
1
1744
1634
121
0
1
1007
999
70
0
0
327
272
60
0
0
66
65
7
0
2
129
81
3
0
0
227
228
8
0
0
1756
1645
148
0
2
1069
1050
82
0
0
332
281
76
0
1
74
95
11
0
0
84
67
0
0
0
236
238
6
0
0
1795
1731
175
0
1
1132
997
89
1
0
358
265
83
0
0
106
103
10
0
0
67
58
4
0
0
244
260
9
0
0
1907
1683
195
1
0
1087
985
81
1
0
348
283
77
0
0
113
72
10
1
0
62
50
4
0
0
269
187
10
0
1
1879
1577
182
2
1
1067
933
74
1
0
360
279
83
0
0
83
85
8
0
0
54
43
1
0
0
198
182
11
0
2
1762
1522
177
1
2
1008
362
93
44
195
1702
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ISTRIBUTION OF ELIGIBLE STUDENTS
{continued}
Based on the Federal Quota Census of January 03, 2005 (FY2006)
Grades:
GRADE 11:
State Departments of Education
Schools for the Blind
Rehabilitation Programs
Multiple Disabilities Programs
Totals:
GRADE 12:
State Departments of Education
Schools for the Blind
Rehabilitation Programs
Multiple Disabilities Programs
Totals:
ACADEMIC NONGRADED:
State Departments of Education
Schools for the Blind
Rehabilitation Programs
Multiple Disabilities Programs
Totals:
POSTGRADUATE:
State Departments of Education
Schools for the Blind
Rehabilitation Programs
Multiple Disabilities Programs
Totals:
VOCATIONAL:
State Departments of Education
Schools for the Blind
Rehabilitation Programs
Multiple Disabilities Programs
Totals:
ADULT STUDENTS:
State Departments of Education
Schools for the Blind
Rehabilitation Programs
Multiple Disabilities Programs
Totals:
OTHER REGISTRANTS:
State Departments of Education
Schools for the Blind
Rehabilitation Programs
Multiple Disabilities Programs
Totals:
Visual Braille Auditory Pre- Non-
Readers Readers Readers readers readers Totals
901
83
1
0
260
111
0
0
90
12
0
1
38
1
0
0
179
4
0
1
1468
211
1
2
985
936
104
9
0
371
245
103
14
0
103
105
17
7
1
39
22
1
0
0
184
320
29
0
1
1682
1628
254
30
2
1049
409
44
0
2
362
98
78
3
0
130
143
50
0
0
2^
221
65
0
1
350
984
71
2
18
1914
1855
308
5
21
455
12
3
0
0
179
193
5
0
0
2
287
22
0
0
0
1075
24
1
0
0
2189
71
7
0
2
15
31
14
0
0
11
7
21
0
0
19
0
0
22
1
1
0
0
25
80
65
56
0
0
45
378
40
1042
34
28
219
48
443
16
27
661
19
771
68
44
3
10
13
19
2733
79
244
1392
121
4035
189
2510
1523
1494
798
89
1
2
726
203
105
0
1
1519
438
160
1
13
70
1343
106
0
6
4448
8787
561
22
121
8257
11569
1021
24
143
890
309
612
1455
9491
12757
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Distribution of Eligible Students
{continued}
Based on the Federal Quota Census of January 03, 2005 (FY2006)
Grad«
Visual
Braille
Auditory
Pre-
Non-
Readers
Readers
Readers
readers
readers
Totals
13358
4053
2339
11985
16667
48402
1015
1069
380
1484
1055
5003
1070
474
783
223
269
2819
39
19
90
51
1560
1759
TOTALS:
State Departments of Education.
Schools for the Blind
Rehabilitation Programs
Multiple Disabilities Programs ...
Totals:
15482
5615
3592 13743
19551
57983
STUDENT TOTALS AND PERCENTAGES BY PROGRAM TYPE:
State Departments of Education
Schools for the Blind
Rehabilitation Programs
Multiple Disabilities Programs
STUDENT TOTALS AND PERCENTAGES BY READI
Visual Reader
Braille Reader
Auditory Reader
Pre-Reader
Non-Reader
48402
83%
5003
9%
2819
5%
1759
3%
lEAOIilS
rnmn
15482
27%
5615
10%
3592
6%
13743
24%
19551
34%
STUDENT READERS
BY READING MEDIUM:
STUDENT PERCENTAGES
BY PROGRAM TYPE:
63%
Visual
23%
Braille
14%
Auditory
83%
State Departments of Education
9%
Schools for the Blind
5%
Rehabilitation Programs
3%
Multiple Disabilities Programs
EXPLANATION OF READING MEDIA:
STUDENT PERCENTAGES BY
PRIMARY READING MEDIUM
REPORTING CODES:
34%
Non-reader
24%
Pre-reader
10%
Braille Reader
6%
Auditory Reader
27%
Visual Reader
• Visual Reader: Students primarily using print
• Braille Reader: Students primarily using braille
• Auditory Reader: Students primarily using a reader or auditory material
• Pre-reader: Students working on or toward a readiness level; infants, preschoolers, or older students
with reading potential
• Non-reader: Students who show no reading potential; students who do not fall in any of the above categories.
These data were collected and prepared by the Department of Field Services of the American Printing House
for the Blind in the administration of the Federal Act to Promote the Education of the Blind of 1879.
24 I APH Annual Report 2006
Agencies Receiving Federal Quota Funds
Agencies for the Education of the Visually Impaired in the United States Receiving Federal Quota
Funds Due Under an Act to Promote the Education of the Blind, Fiscal Year 2006
State and Agency
Pupils as of
January 3,
2005
FY 2006
Allocation
in Dollars
ALABAMA
Alabama State Department of Education, Talladega
744
180,337.94
Alabama State Department of Education, *PNP, Talladega
76
18,421.62
Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, Talladega
295
71,504.96
ALASKA
Alaska State Department of Education, Anchorage
179
43,387.76
AMERICAN SAMOA
American Samoa Department of Education, Pago Pago
8
1,939.12
ARIZONA
Arizona State Department of Education, Phoenix
948
229,785.44
Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, Tucson
229
55,507.24
ARKANSAS
Arkansas State Department of Education, Sherwood
251
60,839.82
Arkansas State Department of Education, PNP, Sherwood
61
14,785.77
Arkansas School for the Blind, Little Rock
73
17,694.45
Lions World Services for the Blind, Little Rock
51
12,361.88
Conway Human Development Center, Conway
78
18,906.40
CALIFORNIA
California Department of Education, Sacramento
5,333
1,292,664.32
California Department of Education, PNP, Sacramento
799
193,669.38
California School for the Blind, Fremont
79
19,148.79
Braille Institute of America, Los Angeles
37
8,968.42
Orientation Center for the Blind, Albany
24
5,817.35
COLORADO
Colorado Department of Education, Colorado Springs
620
150,281.62
Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind, Colorado Springs
80
19,391.18
Rehabilitation Center, Denver
13
3,151.07
Note: The agencies in this section are in the following order within each state: State Departments of Education,
Schools for the Blind, Rehabilitation Programs, Programs for Students with Multiple Disabilities.
*Note: The abbreviation "PNP" means "Private, Non-profit."
APH Annual Report 2006 I 25
Agencies Receiving Quota Funds^on^,,^
Agencies for the Education of the Visually Impaired in the United States Receiving Federal Quota
Funds Due Under an Act to Promote the Education of the Blind, Fiscal Year 2006
State and Agency
Pupils as of
January 3,
2005
FY 2006
Allocation
in Dollars
CONNECTICUT
Connecticut State Board of Education & Services, Windsor
662
160,461.99
Connecticut State Board of Education & Services, PNP, Windsor
6
1,454.34
Oak Hill School, Hartford
21
5,090.18
Connecticut State Department of Mental Retardation, Hartford
94
22,784.63
DELAWARE
State Department of Education, New Castle
133
32,237.83
Division for the Visually Impaired, New Castle
37
8,968.42
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC
62
15,028.16
District of Columbia Department of Human Services, Washington, DC
7
1,696.73
Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind, Riverdale, MD
134
32,480.22
FLORIDA
Florida State Department of Education, Tampa
1,683
407,941.88
Florida State Department of Education, PNP, Tampa
97
23,511.80
Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, St. Augustine
170
41,206.25
Division of Blind Services, Daytona Beach
54
13,089.04
Miami Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc., Miami
5
1,211.95
Conklin Centers for the Blind, Daytona Beach
40
9,695.59
GEORGIA
Georgia State Department of Education, Forest Park
968
234,633.24
Georgia State Department of Education, PNP, Forest Park
1
242.39
Georgia Academy for the Blind, Macon
91
22,057.46
Center for the Visually Impaired, Atlanta
79
19,148.79
Gracewood State School and Hospital, Gracewood
7
1,696.73
GUAM
Guam Department of Education, Hagatna
14
3,393.46
HAWAII
Hawaii Department of Education, Honolulu
154
37,328.02
Hawaii Department of Education, PNP, Honolulu
20
4,847.79
Hawaii Center for the Deaf and the Blind, Honolulu
4
969.56
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Agencies Receiving Quota Fundsi
continued}
Agencies for the Education of the Visually Impaired in the United States Receiving Federal Quota
Funds Due Under an Act to Promote the Education of the Blind, Fiscal Year 2006
State and Agency
Pupils as of
January 3,
2005
FY 2006
Allocation
in Dollars
IDAHO
Idaho State Department of Education, Gooding
255
61,809.38
Idaho State Department of Education, PNP, Gooding
4
969.56
Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind, Gooding
21
5,090.18
Idaho Commission for the Blind, Boise
14
3,393.46
Idaho State School and Hospital, Nampa
6
1,454.34
ILLINOIS
Illinois State Board of Education, Chicago
1,788
433,392.80
Illinois State Board of Education, PNP, Chicago
573
138,889.30
Illinois School for the Visually Impaired, Jacksonville
74
17,936.84
The Hadley School for the Blind, Winnetka
983
238,269.08
The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired, Chicago
332
80,473.38
Illinois Center for Rehabilitation and Education- Wood, Chicago
27
6,544.52
The Hope School, Springfield
12
2,908.68
INDIANA
Indiana Department of Education, Indianapolis
714
173,066.25
Indiana Department of Education, PNP, Indianapolis
19
4,605.40
Indiana School for the Blind, Indianapolis
117
28,359.60
Indiana Department of Education, Adult Students, Indianapolis
61
14,785.77
IOWA
Iowa Department of Education, Des Moines
396
95,986.32
Iowa Department of Education, PNP, Des Moines
4
969.56
Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School, Vinton
29
7,029.30
Iowa Department for the Blind, Des Moines
14
3,393.46
Glenwood Resource Center, Glenwood
40
9,695.59
KANSAS
Kansas State Board of Education, Kansas City
417
101,076.51
Kansas State Board of Education, PNP, Kansas City
109
26,420.48
Kansas State School for the Blind, Kansas City
42
10,180.37
Rehabilitation Center for the Blind, Topeka
13
3,151.07
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Agencies Receiving Quota Funds
{continued}
Agencies for the Education of the Visually Impaired in the United States Receiving Federal Quota
Funds Due Under an Act to Promote the Education of the Blind, Fiscal Year 2006
State and Agency
Pupils as of
January 3,
2005
FY 2006
Allocation
in Dollars
KENTUCKY
Kentucky Department of Education, Louisville
598
144,949.05
Kentucky Department of Education, PNP, Louisville
53
12,846.65
Kentucky School for the Blind, Louisville
65
15,755.33
Kentucky Rehabilitation Center for the Blind, Louisville
6
1,454.34
LOUISIANA
Louisiana Department of Education, Baton Rouge
381
92,350.48
Louisiana Department of Education, PNP, Baton Rouge
2
484.78
Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired, Baton Rouge
45
10,907.54
Louisiana Center for the Blind, Ruston
27
6,544.52
The Lighthouse for the Blind in New Orleans Inc., New Orleans
10
2,423.90
MAINE
Maine Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Bangor
220
53,325.74
MARYLAND
Maryland State Department of Education, Baltimore
764
185,185.74
Maryland State Department of Education, PNP, Baltimore
164
39,751.91
The Maryland School for the Blind, Baltimore
162
39,267.13
MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts Department of Education, Maiden
1,450
351,465.08
Massachusetts Department of Education, PNP, Maiden
116
28,117.21
Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown
411
99,622.17
The Carroll Center for the Blind, Newton
22
5,332.57
Massachusetts Association for the Blind, Brookline
13
3,151.07
Massachusetts Commission for the Blind, Boston
210
50,901.84
Walter E. Fernald State School, Waltham
59
14,300.99
MICHIGAN
Michigan State Department of Education, Flint
2,192
531,318.24
Michigan State Department of Education, PNP, Flint
3
727.17
Michigan Commission for the Blind Training Center, Kalamazoo
308
74,656.03
Visually Handicapped Services, Detroit Receiving Hospital
and University Health Center, Detroit
9
2,181.51
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Agencies Receiving Quota Funds
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Agencies for the Education of the Visually Impaired in the United States Receiving Federal Quota
Funds Due Under an Act to Promote the Education of the Blind, Fiscal Year 2006
State and Agency
Pupils as of
January 3,
2005
FY 2006
Allocation
in Dollars
MINNESOTA
Minnesota Department of Education, Faribault
758
183,731.40
Minnesota Department of Education, PNP, Faribault
4
969.56
Minnesota State Academy for the Blind, Faribault
39
9,453.20
Blind, Inc., Minneapolis
7
1,696.73
Vision Loss Resources, Minneapolis
18
4,363.01
Lighthouse for the Blind, Duluth
4
969.56
MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi State Department of Education, Jackson
121
29,329.15
Mississippi School for the Blind, Jackson
84
20,360.74
Addie McBryde Rehabilitation Center for the Blind, Jackson
30
7,271.69
MISSOURI
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, St. Louis
778
188,579.19
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, PNP, St. Louis
148
35,873.68
Missouri School for the Blind, St. Louis
84
20,360.74
Alphapointe Association for the Blind, Kansas City
7
1,696.73
Missouri Division of Family Rehabilitation, Jefferson City
31
7,514.08
MONTANA
Montana State Department of Public Instruction, Great Falls
159
38,539.96
Montana State Department of Public Instruction, PNP, Great Falls
2
484.78
Montana School for the Deaf and the Blind, Great Falls
22
5,332.57
NEBRASKA
Nebraska State Department of Education, Nebraska City
435
105,439.52
Nebraska State Department of Education PNP, Nebraska City
2
484.74
Nebraska Center for the Education of Children
Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired, Nebraska City
5
1,211.95
NEVADA
Nevada Department of Education, Carson City
292
70,777.79
NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire Department of Education, Concord
148
35,873.68
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Agencies Receiving Quota Funds
{continued}
Agencies for the Education of the Visually Impaired in the United States Receiving Federal Quota
Funds Due Under an Act to Promote the Education of the Blind, Fiscal Year 2006
State and Agency
Pupils as of
January 3,
2005
FY 2006
Allocation
in Dollars
NEW JERSEY
New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Newark
1,812
439,210.15
St. Joseph's School for the Blind, Jersey City
104
25,208.53
NEW MEXICO
New Mexico State Department of Education, Alamogordo
352
85,321.18
New Mexico State Department of Education, PNP, Alamogordo
9
2,181.51
New Mexico School for the Visually Handicapped, Alamogordo
79
19,148.79
NEW YORK
New York State Education Department, Batavia
2,761
669,237.99
New York State Education Department, PNP, Batavia
1,285
311,470.78
Lavelle School for the Blind, Bronx
103
24,966.14
The New York Institute for Special Education, Bronx
98
23,754.19
New York State School for the Blind, Batavia
73
17,694.45
Helen Keller National Center, Sands Point
26
6,302.13
NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, Raleigh
879
213,060.55
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, PNP, Raleigh
336
81,442.94
The Governor Morehead School, Raleigh
378
91,623.31
Division of Services for the Blind, Raleigh
16
3,878.24
NORTH DAKOTA
Department of Public Instruction, Grand Forks
139
33,692.17
Department of Public Instruction, PNP, Grand Forks
16
3,878.24
North Dakota School for the Blind, Grand Forks
89
21,572.68
OHIO
Ohio State Department of Education, Columbus
1,409
341,527.10
Ohio State Department of Education, PNP, Columbus
12
2,908.68
Ohio State School for the Blind, Columbus
100
24,238.97
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation, Oklahoma City
712
172,581.47
Oklahoma School for the Blind, Muskogee
67
16,240.11
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{continued}
Agencies for the Education of the Visually Impaired in the United States Receiving Federal Quota
Funds Due Under an Act to Promote the Education of the Blind, Fiscal Year 2006
Pupils as of FY 2006
January 3, Allocation
State and Agency 2005 in Dollars
OREGON
Oregon Department of Education, Salem
588
142,525.15
Oregon School for the Blind, Salem
28
6,786.91
PENNSYLVANIA
Pennsylvania Department of Education, Harrisburg
1,594
386,369.20
Pennsylvania Department of Education, PNP, Harrisburg
19
4,605.40
Overbrook School for the Blind, Philadelphia
325
78,776.66
Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children, Pittsburgh
179
43,387.76
Pittsburgh Vision Services, Pittsburgh
28
6,786.91
Rover-Greaves School for the Blind, Paoli
27
6,544.52
PUERTO RICO
Puerto Rico Department of Education, San Juan
623
151,008.79
Puerto Rico Department of Education, PNP, San Juan
10
2,423.90
Instituto Loaiza Cordero Para Ninos Ciegos, Santurce
89
21,572.68
Rehabilitation Center for the Blind of Puerto Rico, San Juan
11
2,666.29
RHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island Department of Education, Providence
164
39,751.91
Rhode Island Department of Education, PNP, Providence
55
13,331.43
SOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina Department of Education, Columbia
413
100,106.95
South Carolina School for the Deaf, Blind, and Multihandicapped, Columbia
175
42,418.20
South Carolina Commission for the Blind, Columbia
19
4,605.40
South Carolina School for the Deaf, Blind, and Multihandicapped, PNP, Columbia
49
11,877.10
South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Columbia
457
110,772.10
SOUTH DAKOTA
South Dakota Department of Education, Pierre
69
16,724.89
South Dakota School for the Visually Impaired, Aberdeen
112
27,147.65
South Dakota Rehabilitation Center for the Blind, Sioux Falls
7
1,696.73
APH Annual Report 2006 I 31
Agencies Receiving Quota Funds
{continued}
Agencies for the Education of the Visually Impaired in the United States Receiving Federal Quota
Funds Due Under an Act to Promote the Education of the Blind, Fiscal Year 2006
State and Agency
Pupils as of
January 3,
2005
FY 2006
Allocation
in Dollars
TENNESSEE
Tennessee State Department of Education, Nashville
855
207,243.20
Tennessee State Department of Education, PNP, Nashville
50
12,119.49
Tennessee School for the Blind, Nashville
166
40,236.69
TEXAS
Texas Education Agency, Austin
4,685
1,135,595.79
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Austin
138
33,449.78
The Lighthouse for the Blind of Houston, Houston
55
13,331.43
Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center, Austin
65
15,755.33
Texas Department of Mental Health/Mental Retardation, Austin
843
204,334.52
UTAH
Utah State Office of Education, Ogden
478
115,862.28
Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, Ogden
216
52,356.18
VERMONT
Vermont State Department of Education, Burlington
112
27,147.65
VIRGIN ISLANDS
Virgin Islands Department of Education, Christiansted, St. Croix
22
5,332.57
VIRGINIA
Virginia Department of Education, Richmond
1,006
243,844.05
Virginia School at Hampton, Hampton
29
7,029.30
Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind— Staunton, Staunton
29
7,029.30
Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired, Richmond
75
18,179.23
Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired, PNP, Richmond
28
6,786.91
WASHINGTON
Washington State Department of Public Instruction, Vancouver
825
199,971.51
Washington State Department of Public Instruction, PNP, Vancouver
71
17,209.67
Washington State School for the Blind, Vancouver
52
12,604.26
WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia State Department of Education, Romney
278
67,384.34
West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, Romney
98
23,754.19
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{continued}
Agencies for the Education of the Visually Impaired in the United States Receiving Federal Quota
Funds Due Under an Act to Promote the Education of the Blind, Fiscal Year 2006
Pupils as of FY 2006
January 3, Allocation
State and Agency 2005 in Doll
ars
WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Madison
651
157,795.70
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, PNP, Madison
13
3,151.07
Wisconsin School for the Visually Handicapped and Educational
Services for the Visually Impaired, Janesville
55
13,331.43
WYOMING
Wyoming Department of Education, Sheridan
82
19,875.96
Wyoming Department of Education, PNP, Sheridan
57
13,816.21
Totals
57,983
14,054,482.49
APH Annual Report 2006 33
Department of Development
Department of Development and Magazine Services
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This is possible because of the
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assure that APH programs and
services continue to be available
to Americans everywhere.
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has been offered by APH since
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Gifts of cash: Throughout
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remember our programs through
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Stocks and bonds are excellent
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Matching gifts from corporations
can greatly extend a monetary gift.
Corporations frequently share
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Charitable foundations focus
on financial needs, operations,
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{continued}
Department of Development and Magazine Services
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APH Annual Report 2006 I 35
Revenue Statement
FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2006 AND 2005
The American Printing House for the Blind (APH) creates educational,
workplace, and life-style products for people who are visually impaired
or blind.
PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTED AND SOLD:
Braille
Recording and Duplication
Large Type
Educational Aids
Electronic Products
Other
TOTAL PRODUCTS SOLD
2006
2,693,204
2,177,277
5,349,638
9,730,684
3,307,085
(1,454,857)
2005
2,619,053
3,537,902
3,813,331
7,504,189
4,051,802
(1,088,007)
21,803,031
20,438,270
OTHER INCOME:
2006
2005
Contributions
1,155,967
1,211,276
Bequests
1,892,288
935,600
Interest and Dividends
1,658,927
1,164,339
Net Gain (Loss) on Investments
3,781,127
4,623,580
Miscellaneous
2,427,784
476,970
TOTAL OTHER INCOME (LOSS)
10,916,093
TOTAL REVENUE
$ 32,719,124
8,411,765
$ 28,850,035
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Statements of Financial Position
September 30, 2006 2005
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $ 7,088,127 $ 6,112,232
Investments 74,939,774 67,824,194
Accounts receivable, trade 1,031,565 1,648,257
Government programs receivable 1,881,082 522,396
Beneficial interest under split-interest agreements 283,728 257,885
Inventories 7,238,577 8,272,709
Prepaid expenses 20,695 4,882
Prepaid pension expense 1,886,051 1,185,887
Investments, the use of which is limited 2,841,414 2,764,221
Property and equipment, net of accumulated
depreciation of $10,699,965 and $10,661,088
for 2006 and 2005, respectively 3,472,692 3,964,285
TOTAL ASSETS 100,683,705 92,556,948
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and customer deposits
Accrued payroll
Accrued taxes and payroll withholdings
Accrued vacation
Annuities payable
Deferred compensation liability
Other accrued expenses
Total Liabilities
NETASSETS
Unrestricted
Temporarily restricted
Permanently restricted
Total Net Assets
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NETASSETS
1,553,411
1,158,258
248,190
270,318
15,562
13,229
617,318
616,679
977,922
956,523
283,533
206,271
251,080
3,947,016
3,221,278
93,519,892
86,214,802
375,383
356,647
2,841,414
2,764,221
96,736,689
89,335,670
100,683,705
92,556,948
Full audited financial statements are available on request.
APH Annual Report 2006 I 37
Statements of Activities
Statement of Activities and Changes in Net Assets 2006
Year Ended September 30,
Unrestricted
General
Endowment
Fund
Fund
Total
SUPPORT, REVENUES, AND GAINS
Products distributed and sold
$ 21,803,031 $
$
21,803,031
Contributions and bequests
1,069,661
1,952,751
3,022,412
Interest and dividends
501,853
1,157,074
1,658,927
Gain on investments
62,769
3,641,165
3,703,934
Miscellaneous income
2,425,276
2,508
2,427,784
Net assets released from restrictions
7,107
7,107
Total Support, Revenues, and Gains
25,869,697
6,753,498
32,623,195
EXPENSES AND LOSSES
Costs of products distributed and sold
16,395,623
16,395,623
General and administrative
4,663,722
87
4,663,809
Program support
2,576,990
336,511
2,913,501
Fund-raising and development
878,159
878,159
Miscellaneous expense
215,384
215,384
Investment fees
24,729,878
1,139,819
251,629
251,629
Total Expenses and Losses
588,227
25,318,105
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS
6,165,271
7,305,090
NET ASSETS, BEGINNING OF YEAR
24,094,192
62,120,610
86,214,802
NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR
$ 25,234,011 $
68,285,881 $
93,519,892
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Statements of Activities
{continued}
Statement of Activities and Changes in Net Assets 2006
2006
Temporarily Restricted
General
Fund
Endowment
Fund
(7,107)
(7,107)
25,843
Total
$
25,843 25,843
(7,107)
18,736
Permanently
Restricted
Endowment
Fund
Total
$ $
21,803,031
3,048,255
1,658,927
77,193
3,781,127
2,427,784
77,193
32,719,124
16,395,623
4,663,809
2,913,501
878,159
215,384
251,629
0
25,318,105
(7,107)
25,843
18,736
77,193
7,401,019
98,762
257,885
356,647
2,764,221
89,335,670
91,655 $ 283,728 $
375,383 $ 2,841,414 $ 96,736,689
APH Annual Report 2006 I 39
Statements of Activities!
continued}
Statement of Activities and Changes in Net Assets 2005
Year Ended September 30,
Unrestricted
SUPPORT, REVENUES, AND GAINS
Products distributed and sold
Contributions and bequests
Interest and dividends
Gain on investments
Miscellaneous income
Net assets released from restrictions
Total Support, Revenues, and Gains
EXPENSES AND LOSSES
Costs of products distributed and sold
General and administrative
Program support
Fund-raising and development
Miscellaneous expense
Investment fees
Total Expenses and Losses
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS
NET ASSETS, BEGINNING OF YEAR
NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR
General
Fund
Endowment
Fund
Total
20,438,270 $
1,164,913
105,481
188,386
474,743
7,598
$
976,963
1,058,858
4,296,761
2,227
19,265
20,438,270
2,141,876
1,164,339
4,485,147
476,970
26,863
22,379,391
6,354,074
28,733,465
15,989,147
4,153,655
1,264,071
861,604
217,095
914
161,159
216,294
15,989,147
4,154,569
1,425,230
861,604
217,095
216,294
22,485,572
378,367
22,863,939
(106,181)
5,975,707
5,869,526
24,200,373
56,144,903
80,345,276
24,094,192 $
62,120,610 $
86,214,802
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Statements of Activities;
continued}
Statement of Activities and Changes in Net Assets 2005
2005
Permanently
Temporarily Restricted
Restricted
General Endowment
Endowment
Fund Fund
Total
Fund
Total
$ $ $
$ $
20,438,270
5,000
5,000
2,146,876
1,164,339
138,433
4,623,580
476,970
(7,598) (19,265)
(26,863)
(2,598) (19,265)
(21,863)
138,433
28,850,035
15,989,147
4,154,569
1,425,230
861,604
217,095
216,294
0 0
0
0
22,863,939
(2,598) (19,265) (21,863) 138,433 5,986,096
101,360 277,150 378,510 2,625,788 83,349,574
98,762 $ 257,885 $ 356,647 $ 2,764,221 $ 89,335,670
APH Annual Report 2006 I 41
Statements of Cash Flows
Year Ended September 30, 2006 2005
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Cash received from customers $ 21,154,757 $ 20,259,106
Cash paid to suppliers, employees, and others (23,520,959) (22,439,623)
Cash received from gifts and bequests 3,002,551 2,015,554
Interest and dividends 1,565,207 1,174,121
Other income and support 2,427,784 476,970
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities 4,629,340 1,486,128
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities 8,091,448 58,147,480
Purchase of marketable securities (11,483,233) (61,574,217)
Purchase of property and equipment (273,539) (735,617)
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities (3,665 ,324) (4, 1 62,354)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from contributions restricted for
investment subject to annuity agreements
Payments of annuity obligations
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR
189,401
(177,522)
11,879
463,764
(360,149)
103,615
$
975,895
6,112,232
7,088,127
(2,572,611)
8,684,843
$ 6,112,232
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Schedules of Costs
Schedules of Costs of Products Distributed, General and Administrative,
Program Support, Fund-Raising and Development Functional Expenses 2006
Year Ended September 30,
2006
Program A
Program B Fund-Raising Development
Total
Cost of materials and production $
$
8,796,289 $
$
$
8,796,289
Labor costs
133,948
10,270,314
93,267
307,086
10,804,615
Supplies
2,138
506,913
169
8,284
517,504
Dues and subscriptions
1,134
22,141
691
1,285
25,251
Travel
1,597
89,189
5,420
96,206
Professional service fees
4,946
1,564,233
266,904
1,917
1,838,000
Legal fees
90,684
110
90,794
Public relations
5,305
54,834
136
16,552
76,827
Public education
2,179
143
150
12,091
14,563
Utilities and telephone
14
369,109
368
369,491
Postage
477
105,895
127,480
19,687
253,539
Equipment rental and maintenance
3,351
905,227
4,379
7,978
920,935
Insurance
2,500
91,638
94,138
Depreciation
18,761
744,830
763,591
Rent
16,800
(16,800)
Other
2,497
182,647
4,090
115
189,349
Total Program Expenses
$ 195,647 $ 23,777,286 $ 497,376 $ 380,783 $ 24,851,092
Program A: Callahan Museum
Program B: Production, support and administrative expenses related to
producing products for people who are blind or visually impaired.
APH Annual Report 2006 I 43
Schedules of Costs
{continued}
Schedules of Costs of Products Distributed, General and Administrative,
Program Support, Fund-Raising and Development Functional Expenses 2005
Year Ended September 30, 2005
Program A Program B Fund-Raising Development Total
Cost of materials and production $
$
8,155,115 $
$
$
8,155,115
Labor costs
78,023
9,541,332
81,838
267,937
9,969,130
Supplies
4,063
491,262
169
11,050
506,544
Dues and subscriptions
779
29,585
681
2,117
33,162
Travel
3,205
108,021
1,814
113,040
Professional service fees
3,864
391,604
303,657
3,932
703,057
Legal fees
30,746
475
3,654
34,875
Public relations
2,793
92,624
61
11,110
106,588
Public education
1,365
11,391
1,115
15,521
29,392
Utilities and telephone
36
355,303
435
355,774
Postage
704
212,322
120,182
16,852
350,060
Equipment rental and maintenance
1,392
897,910
14,160
913,462
Insurance
2,200
101,337
103,537
Depreciation
14,922
812,062
826,984
Rent
16,800
(16,800)
Other
3,348
221,638
4,346
498
229,830
Total Program Expenses $ 133,494 $ 21,435,452 $ 512,524 $ 349,080 $ 22,430,550
Program A: Callahan Museum
Program B: Production, support and administrative expenses related to
producing products for people who are blind or visually impaired.
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